Your child's hearing loss : a guide for parents / Debby Waldman, Jackson Roush.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldman, Debby, author.

Roush, Jackson, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deafness in children--Popular works.

Deafness in children.

Hearing disorders in children--Popular works.

Hearing disorders in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California : Plural Publishing, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique collaboration by a parent of a child with hearing loss and an audiologist with more than 30 years experience with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families, this book offers parents critical information on everything from technical information to practical and emotional support.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors' Note; 1. In the Beginning; 2. What is a Loss?; 3. Assessment and Intervention; 4. Hearing Aids and FM Systems; 5. Cochlear Implants; 6. The Care and Use of Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants; 7. Accepting the Incomprehensible; 8. Hearing Loss as a Party of Daily Life; 9. Advocating for your Child; 10. Helping Your Child Learn; 11. Advice from the Trenches; Afterword; Glossary; Recommended Readings; Resources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59756-771-X